403: Moon Man | Bart Sibrel
In Episode 403: Moon Man, we are joined by the legendary Bart Sibrel. Over the years Bart made a name for himself as a no-nonsense kind of person who asked hard questions about the authenticity of the moon landing. Many times Bart has confronted the astronauts involved in the first lunar landing mission, in person, attempting to get answers, but often walked away with even more questions - and ...
1hr 14m Dec 28, 2021
1hr 14m
401: Plasma Blue Alien Of The Woods
On Episode 401: Plasma Blue Alien of the Woods, Nathan joins The Confessionals to tell us about a few of his unexplained paranormal experiences – particularly a very strange sight he encountered in the woods. While enjoying a cabin retreat in Idaho, Nathan was sitting outside at the fire one night when he saw a bright flash of light that lit up part of the sky. Following the flash, points of li...
1hr 11m Dec 21, 2021
1hr 11m
ANNOUNCEMENT: Christmas Eve Special! | The Confessionals
On Christmas Eve we are going live on YouTube from noon to 4 or 5pm EST to have a virtual Christmas party with all your favorite podcasters, YouTubers, content creators, and even a TV personality! We are going to be doing a raffle for all the members to theconfessionalspodcast.com as our way of saying thank you for the support allowing us to do what we do! What are the prizes? 1 GoPro 2 JBL B...
3m Dec 17, 2021
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399: Shift Your Paradigm | Destiny Lab
In Episode 399: Shift Your Paradigm, we are joined by Ark from Destiny Lab, a hip-hop group whose music focuses on creepy cryptids, government conspiracies, dystopian futures, and more - and all from a Biblical perspective. Ark and I have been in contact over the years, and have finally recorded a podcast episode together. Our conversation dives into monsters of the woods, transhumanism and the...
1hr 19m Dec 14, 2021
1hr 19m
397: The Lost Gold Of Dents Run
In Episode 397: The Lost Gold of Dents Run, we are joined by Kem and Den Parada, a father-and-son treasure hunting duo based out of Pennsylvania. Back in the 1970s, Den was on the hunt for a lost Civil War treasure made up of 52 gold bars that went “missing” while being transported from Virginia to Philadelphia. In today’s currency, the gold bars were estimated to be worth close to $400,000,000...
1hr 41m Dec 07, 2021
1hr 41m
Dogman Theory, Sky Creatures and Conspiracy Culture | Belief Hole Podcast
Today is a bonus episode that I did with the guys over at the Belief Hole Podcast (https://beliefhole.com/) ! We talked about pretty much everything you could possibly want us to talk about and I know you will love this show. Head over and subscribe to Belief Hole and tell them Tony Merkel sent you! Belief Hole: Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3Gbmff3 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3EehkJn
1hr 32m Dec 01, 2021
1hr 32m
395: The Mysterious Randonautica
In Episode 395: The Mysterious Randonautica, we are joined by Josh Lengfelder, the CEO of the Randonautica app! Ever since the Randonautica app was released, we’ve received emails from listeners asking for our thoughts and opinions about it. Some people love the app and enjoy the random adventures that it takes them on, while others feel there is something dark and sinister behind it. Some peop...
2hr Nov 30, 2021
2hr
393: Pro Wrestler Sees Sasquatch
In Episode 393: Pro Wrestler Sees Sasquatch, we are joined by Robby Vegas, who is a professional wrestler. One night while making an eight-hour drive home to Vermont, Robby and two other wrestlers saw what may only be described as a sasquatch. He details what they all saw, and what they thought, as the encounter occurred. Robby also shares some of his paranormal experiences involving Oujia boar...
1hr 8m Nov 23, 2021
1hr 8m
391: Nightmare Properties
In Episode 391: Nightmare Properties, we are joined by Patrick Meechan, who is the author of the books "Nightmare in Holmes County: A Terrifying True Story (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08TCDKWR5/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=btfrayed-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B08TCDKWR5&linkId=cf113cfb751d6648f8e027593bdfc7dc) " and "220 Fifth Street: A Terrifying True Story (https...
1hr 37m Nov 16, 2021
1hr 37m
390: The Great Matrix Reset
In Episode 390: The Great Matrix Reset, we are joined again by Garrick King! Garrick started noticing and receiving repetitive numbers on a daily basis in 2009. It became so apparent that this phenomenon wasn’t normal or just a coincidence that he started digging into what these numbers could possibly mean. The more Garrick uncovered, the more it seemed that his exploration of the subject was b...
2hr 13m Nov 11, 2021
2hr 13m
Men In Black & The Matrix Code
Today we are coming to you for a mid-week mini-episode! I wanted to warm everyone up for what is coming tomorrow on November 11th. Our guest Garrick King started receiving repetitive numbers on a daily basis in 2009. It became so apparent that he started digging into what they could possibly mean. The more Garrick started to dig the more it seemed that his digging was being guided by someone or...
20m Nov 10, 2021
20m
387: Hunter Encounters Dogman
In Episode 387: Hunter Encounters Dogman, we are joined by Emmett. He tells us about his multiple UFO encounters, the shadow figures that plague him, and his grandfather visiting him in his dreams and morphing into something terrifying. Emmett also shares a unique encounter in Vermont while bear hunting, when he saw a white dogman climb a tree, and then exit the area by leaping from tree to tre...
2hr Nov 02, 2021
2hr
385: Metaphysical Dogman
In Episode 385: Metaphysical Dogman we are joined by Josh Turner from Paranormal Round Table (http://paranormalroundtablepodcast.com/) . For the better part of a year, the listeners of The Confessionals and Paranormal Round Table have been messaging Josh and me about doing an episode together. About a month ago, Josh and I finally connected and decided to do a couple of shows for our prospectiv...
1hr 30m Oct 26, 2021
1hr 30m
383: A Trucker's Bigfoot Property
In Episode 383: A Trucker’s Bigfoot Property, we are joined by Dylin who has had creatures on his property since he was a child. The land he lived on was passed down through his family for generations, and what lived in the woods was not spoken about until there was a reason to speak of them. Dylin recalls three separate occasions in his childhood where a bigfoot made itself known, but despite ...
1hr 22m Oct 18, 2021
1hr 22m
381: Knock Knock Knock
In Episode 381: Knock Knock Knock, we are joined by Travis, who did not experience anything paranormal in his life until he was around 20 years old, when he had a terrifying hatman encounter. The hatman Travis witnessed was different than many of the descriptions we’ve heard before, because the hatman wasn't alone. When Travis saw him, he was accompanied by a little girl to whom he was feeding ...
1hr 35m Oct 12, 2021
1hr 35m
379: Legion of Legends with Tony and Jack
In Episode 379: Legion of Legends, Tony and his brother Jack (https://www.instagram.com/jack_theproducer/) sit down to talk about their journeys thus far with their new YouTube show Legion of Legends (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiFoz3RbyT4&list=PLW-quZH9uFxxz-V1b6iSCluUX75AmGqdo) . They discuss the places they've already visited, like a haunted WW2 POW camp (https://youtu.be/jlPyifIXZtI) ,...
1hr 35m Oct 05, 2021
1hr 35m
377: The Secrets Of Area 2
In Episode 377: The Secrets Of Area 2, we are joined by Chris to share his experiences at Area 2, also known as Nellis Air Force Base. He describes many of the bizarre things he has heard and seen for himself, both at the base and at other locations, such as shadow men, UFOs, hybrid creatures like catman, and so much more. We later take our conversation into an Overtime segment, where Chris sha...
1hr 19m Sep 28, 2021
1hr 19m
375: Bigfoot In England | Deborah Hatswell
In episode 375: Bigfoot In England we are joined by Deborah Hatswell from BBR Investigations. Deborah had a bigfoot encounter in the 80s in England and that set her life path on a new course of trying to understand the unknown and find people that have seen the strange and unusual like her. Today she talks about bigfoot sightings in the U.K. for the first hour. Then in the overtime segment, she...
1hr 15m Sep 21, 2021
1hr 15m
374: The Four Greys (Members Trailer)
On Episode 374: The Four Greys, Ryan joins The Confessionals to share his harrowing account of his years-long nighttime encounters with four grey creatures. At age 19, Ryan moved in with his older brother. One night while they had company over, Ryan suddenly felt overwhelmed and went to sleep in his room. When he awoke, he found himself held down with a large hand pressed against his back, and ...
5m Sep 16, 2021
5m
373: The Pentagram Under the Stairs
In Episode 373: The Pentagram Under the Stairs, we are joined by Brooke to discuss some of her wild experiences. Her earliest memory involving the paranormal happened when she was 5 years old and she had an imaginary friend, who in turn had a friend of its own! Brooke has also seen an angel and demons, and once moved into a house where she discovered a pentagram under the stairs. Later in the e...
1hr 30m Sep 14, 2021
1hr 30m
COMING SOON! | Haunted WW2 POW CAMP | Gone Wrong!
As mentioned on Tuesday's show, I am hoping to have the next episode of Legion Of Legends (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiFoz3RbyT4&list=PLW-quZH9uFxxz-V1b6iSCluUX75AmGqdo) available sometime next week on The Confessionals YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCumRoq4stXAAVsSo5Js1_sg) ! Here is a little clip from the interesting and slightly bizarre night my brother Jack (https:...
2m Sep 10, 2021
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371: Demon Sex
In Episode 371: Demon Sex, we are joined by Jimmy, who shares his experiences with a succubus in his youth. He goes into great detail about when and how his encounters with this demon would happen, and what kinds of baggage it brought into his life as he grew older. One of the issues that stemmed from his interaction with the demon were episodes of sleep paralysis, in which Jimmy would find him...
1hr 9m Sep 07, 2021
1hr 9m
369: A Witch's Life
In Episode 369: A Witch's Life, we are joined by Joel, who brings us a full episode of stories plus an Overtime episode! In this first hour, Joel talks about his various experiences from childhood into adulthood. He begins with an abduction scenario when one night he and his found themselves missing time and their mother frantically looking for them. In his Overtime segment, Joel shares more in...
1hr 12m Aug 31, 2021
1hr 12m
367: Lurking in the Night
In Episode 367: Lurking in the Night, we are joined by Colleen. Sometimes guests join the show who have heard a previous guest share an experience that they related to so much they contact us to share their story as well. Colleen discusses how in a previous member show - Episode 241: Discovering MK-Ultra - guest Cat described a spirit that had a "sasquatch" type of appearance, and how Colleen h...
1hr 2m Aug 24, 2021
1hr 2m
365: The Haunted Hallway
In Episode 365: The Haunted Hallway, we are joined by multiple guests! Joining us first is Tony’s dad Brian, who discusses with Tony what happened this past weekend when Tony and his brother Jack visited an old World War II POW camp, where Nazis and Japanese soldiers were once interrogated. Things went a little awry for the brothers, and the video of the trip will be released as part of Tony’s ...
1hr 16m Aug 17, 2021
1hr 16m
363: The Shadows of Suicide
Episode 363: The Shadows Of Suicide might be one of the most important episodes I will ever put out as a podcaster. Veteran suicide is something that plagues our soldiers, and Episode 363’s guest Jake is a testament to that. Jake was a soldier who was injured in the line of duty. Once he returned home, he couldn’t find any work because no one wanted to hire him with his disability. Jake entered...
1hr 46m Aug 10, 2021
1hr 46m
361: Creature Between The Veil
In Episode 361: Creatures Between the Veil, Daniel has many experiences to share with us, including the paranormal, doppelgangers, UFOs, bigfoot, orbs, and more! I initially interviewed Daniel for one episode, but following our first talk, he contacted me again because more activity had started kicking up in his life. Daniel then came back on the show to record an Overtime episode, giving us up...
1hr 24m Aug 03, 2021
1hr 24m
Discovering MK-ULTRA & Bigfoot
I thought it would be fun to put out a mid-week show where Joel from VanTesla and I talk about the recently released single, "Bigfoot" and how that song came together. While I had Joel on with me we dove into some discussion on the infamous member's episode, "Discovering MK-ULTRA (https://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/theconfessionals/episode-241?rq=Discovering%20MK-ULTRA) " where I found mys...
44m Jul 28, 2021
44m
359: Extraordinary Contact | Debra Jordan-Kauble
In Episode 359: Extraordinary Contact, we are joined by Debra Kauble, who is better known by her pseudonym Kathy Davis, the name given to her by the author of the book “Intruders,” Budd Hopkins. Debra has a well-known UFO encounter that occurred in the 1980s. After a devastating personal experience, Debra was staying with family and spent an evening visiting with a friend. During her visit, her...
1hr 34m Jul 27, 2021
1hr 34m
358: The E.T. Portal House | Part 2 (Members Trailer)
In Episode 358: The E.T. Portal House | Part 2 we bring back Teagan to continue her story! Teagan contacted me months after our first recording to share new revelations she came upon that lead her to believe she could have been part of the "20 and back" space program. She thinks that if her suspicion is true, then her father may have been involved as well, but she doesn't know to what extent. S...
4m Jul 23, 2021
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357: The E.T. Portal House
In Episode 357: The E.T. Portal House we are joined by Teagan for this week's two-part show. Teagan wanted to share some of the experiences she and her family were having in their home. She had previously been in contact with Hector from Episode 227: Casting Out Demons and Healing the Sick, and he was able to help her family close a portal inside their house that was the source of a lot of bad ...
1hr 11m Jul 20, 2021
1hr 11m
355: Reality Tripping
In Episode 355: Reality Tripping, we are joined by Chris, who shares a number of fascinating experiences in which the reality of his life was redefined. He describes dreams and visions of things to come; seeing the same things that others witnessed when they were all under the influence of hallucinogens; and how once while in this state, he was able to affect his wife in a sexual manner. Chris ...
1hr 25m Jul 13, 2021
1hr 25m
353: Paranormal Laredo, Texas
In Episode 353: Paranormal Laredo, Texas, we are joined by Chris James, author of the book “Paranormal Laredo.” Chris is a retired border patrol agent and paramedic who upon retirement found himself authoring many books on a variety of subjects. When he was approached by The Laredo Paranormal Research Society to write a book about paranormal happenings and history in Laredo, he was hooked! He s...
1hr 23m Jul 06, 2021
1hr 23m
352: The Return Of Charlie (Members Trailer)
In Episode 352: The Return Of Charlie we have the return of Charlie! Episode 122: Secret Military Enochian Technology was The Confessionals number one episode of all time. Charlie told us about his mind-bending experience while serving in the U.S. military and when that episode aired, Charlie was paid a visit. It started with a knock on his door one night with federal officers requesting his pr...
8m Jul 01, 2021
8m
351: Secret Military Enochian Technology | Reloaded
In Episode 351: Secret Military Enochian Technology | Reloaded, we revisit Episode 122: Secret Military Enochian Technology with Charlie! When we originally released this show in April 2019, it quickly became our number one show of all time. The episode became so popular that we even had some people listening who we may not necessarily have wanted to listen... After the broadcast aired, Charlie...
2hr 43m Jun 29, 2021
2hr 43m
349: MEGACAST | Part 2
(PART 2) In Episode 349: MEGACAST, we have a conversation with six separate podcasters! I realized that I had collected several interviews with other podcast hosts, and thought it would be a fun idea to release them all together in one mega episode. The result is FIVE AND A HALF HOURS of interviews to enjoy! The lineup for our Megacast features James from Seven Ages Audio Journal, Mike of From ...
2hr 36m Jun 22, 2021
2hr 36m
349: MEGACAST | Part 1
In Episode 349: MEGACAST, we have a conversation with six separate podcasters! I realized that I had collected several interviews with other podcast hosts, and thought it would be a fun idea to release them all together in one mega episode. The result is FIVE AND A HALF HOURS of interviews to enjoy! The lineup for our Megacast features James from Seven Ages Audio Journal, Mike of From The Dark ...
3hr 3m Jun 22, 2021
3hr 3m
347: Animal Mutilations
In Episode 347: Animal Mutilations, we talk with Mark and then Amber about the bizarre experiences they've each had. After his grandfather passed away, Mark moved into his grandfather's house as a young boy, where a lot of weird things happened to him. What scared him the most was a night as a teenager, when he woke up to see the imprints of hands making their way across his bed! Following Mark...
1hr 19m Jun 15, 2021
1hr 19m
345: The Snake Demon
In Episode 345: The Snake Demon, guest Colin joins the show to tell us about his paranormal experiences. In 2007, he traveled to Thailand, where one night he awoke to find a "shadow person" sitting on top of him. From that point on, it seemed like the paranormal activity in his life ramped up significantly. He has had many odd experiences over the years, and has wondered if his connection to th...
1hr 6m Jun 08, 2021
1hr 6m
343: Surviving A Category 5 Hurricane In A Leaf Hut
In Episode 343: Surviving a Category 5 Hurricane in a Leaf Hut, we talk with filmmaker Michael Lees, who set out on a journey to find himself and his place in this world back on his home island of Dominica. Michael had a plan to spend six months out in the rainforest, living off the land with no modern tools to aid him. He made it about three months into his adventure when a Category 5 hurrican...
1hr 19m Jun 01, 2021
1hr 19m
342: Kids Camp Seance (Members Trailer)
In Episode 342: Kids Camp Seance we are joined by Andrew! He comes to share his experiences from childhood through college. Andrew showed me pictures that were taken off a video at a relative’s birthday party that had an unexpected visitor in them! He also talks about a friend of his that was a camp counselor for a middle school camp and one night stumbled across some of the kids doing a seance...
3m May 27, 2021
3m
341: Crop Circle Realities | Gary King and Darcy Weir
In Episode 341: Crop Circle Realities, we are joined by Gary King and Darcy Weir to talk all things crop circles! This episode marks the first crop circle discussion on The Confessionals, and there could be no two better people to tackle this topic. Darcy is a filmmaker who has done exceptional work diving into the unknown, exploring subjects like deep underground military bases, sasquatch, the...
1hr 22m May 25, 2021
1hr 22m
339: Goatman Found Us
In Episode 339: Goatman Found Us, we are joined by Terry Carnation from the Dark Air podcast! Terry relates his journey back into broadcasting after a hiatus prompted by the mysterious loss of his wife. We also have the opportunity to ask Terry his thoughts on bigfoot, dogman, and even the elusive ‘duckman’ that wars with the reptilians! Following our chat with Terry, we welcome back Jamaal fr...
1hr 28m May 18, 2021
1hr 28m
337: Swamp Monsters & Giants | Dark Waters
In Episode 337: Swamp Monsters & Giants, we are joined by my friend Dark Waters! DW has been a guest on The Confessionals a few times previously as part of our Think Tank discussion groups, and he joins us now to share some of the personal experiences from his childhood that sparked his interest in the paranormal world. In the first segment of Episode 337, we discuss the swamps of Louisiana, an...
1hr 8m May 11, 2021
1hr 8m
336: Strange Kentucky (Members Trailer)
In Episode 336: Strange Kentucky we are joined again by fan-favorite Kyle from episode 335: Dog vs Dogman! Kyle spent three hours with me on Tuesday detailing his dogman encounters and his family’s run-ins with these beasts. Now for our weekly member episode, Kyle comes to share more legends from Kentucky that he was raised hearing his entire life! He goes into many topics such as mysterious ca...
6m May 06, 2021
6m
335: Dog vs Dogman
In Episode 335: Dog vs Dogman, we are joined by Kyle who shares the most dramatic dogman experience ever sent to The Confessionals! Kyle was born and raised in Kentucky, and became a coon hunter at a very young age. When he was 15 years old, he and his grandfather set out for a night of hunting raccoons with their dogs Bow and Jake. Little did Kyle know that on this night, his life was going to...
1hr 32m May 04, 2021
1hr 32m
333: Ghost Of The USS Forrestal
In Episode 333: Ghost Of The USS Forrestal, we are joined in the studio by Tony’s Uncle Mark as he discusses being stationed aboard the haunted USS Forrestal while serving in the Navy. The USS Forrestal experienced a tragedy in the 1960s when a missile was mistakenly launched onboard, resulting in many fires that claimed the lives of over 160 men. One of the men who escaped death that day, only...
1hr 20m Apr 27, 2021
1hr 20m
331: The Devil's In The Music
In Episode 331: The Devil's In The Music, we are joined by Joel who is one half of the new music group called VanTesla (https://www.instagram.com/van_tesla_/) . VanTesla flew into Philadelphia to record multiple shows in the studio with me, both for The Confessionals and for my radio show Rage Against Dystopia (https://fringe.fm/shows/rage-against-dystopia/) , which will broadcast on Tuesday (4...
1hr 19m Apr 20, 2021
1hr 19m
329: Wendigo Sighting
In Episode 329: Wendigo Sighting, we have a mixed bag show featuring guests Austin and Nick sharing their different experiences. First, Austin tells us about what seems to be a wendigo sighting that happened as he was driving. He describes seeing a deer on the side of the road, but when he began to slow down, it stood up on its hind legs and sprinted after his car! Following Austin's encounter,...
57m Apr 13, 2021
57m
327: Legion
In Episode 327: Legion, we are joined by Caden, who shares stories from his childhood in his family home. Caden reveals some rather scary experiences that he believes were demonic in nature. When he went off to college, he became involved in a campus ministry, where he experienced things that changed his life and left him with no doubts that the spiritual realm is very real. He recounts the sto...
1hr 23m Apr 06, 2021
1hr 23m